Billing Assistant ( Temp)

Billing Assistant ( Temp)

Our prestigious international law firm client is seeking to hire an experienced Temporary Billing Assistant to join their London Revenue team on 6 month basis.

• Stunning offices close to Chancery Lane
• The firm operate on-hour, hybrid working structure (3 days office / 2 days remote)
• Offering a FTE salary up to £43,500
• Experienced Legal Biller with 2 years minimum experience required
• Immediate start

The Billing Assistant will collaborate with lawyers, secretaries and other international billing and finance team members to provide support in all aspects of the production and finalisation of invoices for the London and international offices.

Billing Assistant – What You’ll Be Doing:

• Dealing with and resolve all queries as necessary having a good knowledge of the SRA regulations and UK VAT regulations
• Checking bills for accuracy and return to Partners and secretaries for dispatch
• Updating the Elite from Fee-earners’ input
• Checking all details for accuracy, e.g. matter numbers, dates, rates
• Monitor and maintain the security of the system and data
• Updating the firm's billing system with partner and fee-earners' input or liaise with Finance to complete related activities
• Interfacing with client contacts as necessary to enable client billings
• Building effective relationships with clients
• Dealing with client queries, e.g. regarding breakdown of fees and disbursements, timing of bills sent out, and resolve to encourage prompt payment
• Collaborate with Partners to maximise billing and clear non-billable time to ensure WIP reports are accurate
• Preparation of weekly and monthly reports for clients
• Coordination of invoicing of clients using e-billing

Suitable Billing Assistant candidates will need to have minimum 2 years' experience of working in high volume billing position in a law firm, preferably using Elite / 3e, strong Excel knowledge is also essential. 

For further details please contact Neil Hagan today!